[j-nsp] pfe-x/x/x and pfh-a/a/a

[Edward Dore]

Take a look at http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB23578 for a brief description of the pfh interfaces.

Edward Dore 
Freethought Internet 

On 24 Sep 2014, at 10:48, junos fordummies <junos.fordummies at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi Tom,
> 
> Did you manage to get an answer for this. I am also looking for an
> explanation to interfaces that have been captured as part of a SNMP walk on
> our MX.
> 
> Can anyone shed any light on what a pfe and pfh interface is ? Is there a
> doc with all interface types that describe what these are ? I have searched
> and couldn't find a satisfactory document.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> JFD
> 
> On 21 November 2011 17:22, Thomas Eichhorn <te at te3networks.de> wrote:
> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> I just saw some interfaces named
>> pfe- and pfh- on a trio based
>> MX960:
>> 
>> teichhorn at R10-et> show interfaces pfh-7/0/0
>> Physical interface: pfh-7/0/0, Enabled, Physical link is Up
>>  Interface index: 135, SNMP ifIndex: 549
>>  Speed: 800mbps
>>  Device flags   : Present Running
>>  Link flags     : None
>>  Last flapped   : Never
>>    Input packets : 0
>>    Output packets: 0
>> 
>>  Logical interface pfh-7/0/0.16383 (Index 328) (SNMP ifIndex 552)
>>    Flags: SNMP-Traps Encapsulation: ENET2
>>    Bandwidth: 0
>>    Input packets : 0
>>    Output packets: 0
>>    Protocol inet, MTU: Unlimited
>> 
>> teichhorn at R10-et> show interfaces pfe-7/0/0
>> Physical interface: pfe-7/0/0, Enabled, Physical link is Up
>>  Interface index: 136, SNMP ifIndex: 550
>>  Speed: 800mbps
>>  Device flags   : Present Running
>>  Link flags     : None
>>  Last flapped   : Never
>>    Input packets : 0
>>    Output packets: 0
>> 
>>  Logical interface pfe-7/0/0.16383 (Index 327) (SNMP ifIndex 553)
>>    Flags: SNMP-Traps Encapsulation: ENET2
>>    Bandwidth: 0
>>    Input packets : 0
>>    Output packets: 0
>>    Protocol inet, MTU: Unlimited
>>    Protocol inet6, MTU: Unlimited
>> 
>> My best guess would be that pfe-x/x/x has something to do
>> with the pfe, but pfh is completely unclear...
>> 
>> Has someone here a little bit more information about the purpose
>> of these ifaces?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
>> 
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